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Posted By Temi
Can someone please advise me on ergonomics issues to consider while designing/ operating a Central Processing Facility (oil and gas).
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Posted By Jeffrey Watt
Consider if the facility will be used by a range of nationalities who may differ greatly in size, you source a piece of equipment from Japan then try and fit a male scandanavian through/over/reach/in etc.
Language issues and signage.
Somone out there probably can recommend a big book with all this in it. Our corporate safety bods did one for cleanrooms when in the semi industry.
Best of luck
Jeff
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Posted By 9-Ship
This is a massive topic in a potentially high risk industry.
You could take the individual view - e.g. workstation comfort when monitoring banks of instruments/control panels etc.
You will need to consider human factors - task organisation/shift patterns etc (especially the dark early hours if 24hr operations), ergonomics of the panel/screen layouts, how instruments are read/interpreted by operators to minimise mistakes, alarm systems. Basically controls and instrumentation engineering.
These are just a few starters. Suggest you read a few good reference books. Trevor Kletz has written a few regarding accident prevention etc, which probably cover ergonomics (I forget, its so long since I read them). Also try a series of books by F Lees 'Loss prevention in the Process Industries'. Large text book, but interesting stuff.
Then there is the usual HSE human factors/ergonomics guidance HSG...?
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Posted By Kieran J Duignan
Reason's book on 'Human Error' throws light on ways in which design and management failures trigger catastophes in high hazard sectors. The HSE document HSG 48 translates this into a safety operations framework.
The HSE COMAG Regulations are also written from an ergonomic perspective.
If you want a guide explaining how ergs and HFs can be applied in the work settings you refer to , look up Don MacLeod's book published by Taylor & Francis.
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Posted By Bob Youel
obtain the services of an ergonomist
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Posted By Temi
Dear all, I'm most grateful for all these contributions. Thank you.
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